Climate Resilience Strategies and Policies in Southern Africa: A Review of Literature

Despite the importance of resilience planning in identifying hazards for establishing adaptation, mitigation, and recovery strategies, there is fragmented scholarship literature on hazard assessment in Southern Africa. This research sought to analyze climate resilience planning strategies and policies in rural Southern Africa. A descriptive review method was adopted to search literature on climate resilience strategies and policies in Southern Africa. Google scholar and science direct were used for literature search using search engine strategies and key phrases. Information used in this review was obtained from reginal publications and reports, reputable and high-impact international journals. The literature search findings revealed that the concept of resilience contribute to strengthening livelihood critical capacities to withstand current and future shocks. The review established some of the resilience building initiatives implemented towards ending extreme poverty amongst vulnerable communities in Southern Africa. The study concluded that resilience planning is an innovative platform that promotes development of context-specific practices in Southern Africa that transforms systems to effectively ensure initiation of livelihood support systems. The study recommends adoption of resilience building interventions that best manage climate change impacts in resource-stressed rural communities of developing Southern Africa.